In a now-deleted tweet, CNN’s Dylan Byers lamented the “incredible drain of talent from media/entertainment taking place right now” thanks to all of the people with sexual assault and harassment stories coming forward:
https://twitter.com/Olivianuzzi/status/933220803449036800
Yeah, that didn’t go over very well with liberal blue-check Twitter:
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/933136403495469058
Think it should also be noted that by no means were all these men all that talented. Many, like Halperin, were overrated and overcompensated hacks. https://t.co/1vb0764jko
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) November 22, 2017
Yeah, hon. And maybe then we can take stock of all the talent that never got to be in this industry because it got groped as an entry level lady. https://t.co/27EKMBQ80O
— Emily Tamkin (@emilyctamkin) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/hannahgais/status/933139723782107136
And the president’s son, Don Jr., skewered the CNN reporter as well:
Oh they’re “talented”… well that changes everything. I wonder if talented conservatives would get the same sentiment? https://t.co/zxQnagKw0o
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 22, 2017
Aw what a shame the tweet was deleted. Basically it said the victims should be recognized but the talent being purged from the media and Hollywood is a real loss for humanity. What a joke.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 22, 2017
Byers later apologized, saying his original tweet was “poorly worded and didn’t properly convey [his] intended observation”:
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I've deleted my previous tweet. It was poorly worded and didn't properly convey my intended observation.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 22, 2017
But the blue-checks weren’t happy with the apology either:
The ratio-ing continues! It can't be stopped! https://t.co/vZVhAWLHzw
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/KathieDello/status/933179161367031810
Better still to re-evaluate that observation in the first place as well as how to use your voice to add to this moment and conversation. You'll understand the eyerolls, we're a little maxed out on non-apologies this week https://t.co/7T6wwIFOSy
— Alison Bowen (@byalisonbowen) November 22, 2017
Yeah K https://t.co/ZJ1P1jEAxM
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/GlennF/status/933162423128793088
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